Shores chassis question...

rrc · 8/12/12, 12:56 AM

I have an old Shores chassis and hopefully, someone who worked for Lloyd may see this post. I would like to know if anyone can tell me approx. what year this frame was built? It uses the aluminum blocks on the frame rail to mount the steering box if thats any help. The front of the roll cage is welded on to the top frame rail instead of the bar above the rear motor plate. It uses the shorter rear radius rods instead of the long ones that attached to the motorplate area.I'm also wondering why the bar that the bottom of the seat mounts to is lower on the left side? I haven't been able to locate the driver chuck mohr but wonder if anyone may know him or any history on this car? I know it raced in michigan. I'll try to post a few frame pics. thanks, ron c

sprint38racer · 8/12/12, 9:18 AM

My first sprint car was an 81 Shores.... I am no expert on the years of his cars at all but I feel pretty confident in saying yours is from the mid seventies,.. One thing I hated about his chasis was it was so hard to get the rear end in and out of the chassis,... so we made a removable section on each lower frame rail we could take out and remove or install the rear end then bolt the section back in place,...I loved the look of the car, but was glad to go to a J&J

RadRacer · 8/12/12, 10:37 AM

If you could get Danny Smith to look at it Im sure he could tell you ,He worked for Loyd. WE also had an 81 I would say yours is a 70 something.

rrc · 8/12/12, 12:56 PM

Thank you for the replies. It came with an old taper axle rear but no way of knowing if its original to the car...

ThePurple73 · 8/12/12, 1:39 PM

Wasn't the #51 Powers Welding car that Vogler and Larry Gates sometimes drove a Shores Car from that time period? It would run pretty well. Eddie Leavitt had quite a few top 3 finishes in it and some fast times.

mscs20 · 8/12/12, 1:49 PM

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Originally Posted by rrc

Thank you for the replies. It came with an old taper axle rear but no way of knowing if its original to the car...

Looks identical to 1978 model I drove. The butt bar was too low at first, and you would bottom out on the torque tube on some tracks back then. Many guys had to have that changed.
The torque tube hoop has been added since your car was built. And tapered steel rear axles were still very common in the late 70's.

rclaridge · 8/12/12, 2:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ThePurple73

Wasn't the #51 Powers Welding car that Vogler and Larry Gates sometimes drove a Shores Car from that time period? It would run pretty well. Eddie Leavitt had quite a few top 3 finished in it and some fast times.

I believe that car was king/powers built car but I could be mistaken....bet Ron Miller would know...

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rrc · 8/12/12, 2:22 PM

MSCS20, yes, the seat bar seems extremely low! Any idea why its angled? Its lower on the left side...

mscs20 · 8/12/12, 2:55 PM

I have no idea what the thought process was for that. But after knocking a couple of drive lines out, my car owner had it changed, as did most others.

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Rex W. · 8/12/12, 3:39 PM

Not 100% sure but i'd say the tube is lower on the left side so that the seat is tilted & when the car is over on the RR the driver is sitting level.

8/12/12, 12:56 AM	#1 Shores chassis question...
rrc Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 237	I have an old Shores chassis and hopefully, someone who worked for Lloyd may see this post. I would like to know if anyone can tell me approx. what year this frame was built? It uses the aluminum blocks on the frame rail to mount the steering box if thats any help. The front of the roll cage is welded on to the top frame rail instead of the bar above the rear motor plate. It uses the shorter rear radius rods instead of the long ones that attached to the motorplate area.I'm also wondering why the bar that the bottom of the seat mounts to is lower on the left side? I haven't been able to locate the driver chuck mohr but wonder if anyone may know him or any history on this car? I know it raced in michigan. I'll try to post a few frame pics. thanks, ron c _________________________________________________ Last edited by rrc; 9/26/12 at 9:07 PM.

8/12/12, 1:39 PM	#5 Re: Shores chassis question...
ThePurple73 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 493	Wasn't the #51 Powers Welding car that Vogler and Larry Gates sometimes drove a Shores Car from that time period? It would run pretty well. Eddie Leavitt had quite a few top 3 finishes in it and some fast times. _________________________________________________ Last edited by ThePurple73; 8/12/12 at 2:16 PM.

8/12/12, 9:18 AM	#2 Re: Shores chassis question...
sprint38racer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 416	My first sprint car was an 81 Shores.... I am no expert on the years of his cars at all but I feel pretty confident in saying yours is from the mid seventies,.. One thing I hated about his chasis was it was so hard to get the rear end in and out of the chassis,... so we made a removable section on each lower frame rail we could take out and remove or install the rear end then bolt the section back in place,...I loved the look of the car, but was glad to go to a J&J

8/12/12, 10:37 AM	#3 Re: Shores chassis question...
RadRacer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 464	If you could get Danny Smith to look at it Im sure he could tell you ,He worked for Loyd. WE also had an 81 I would say yours is a 70 something.

8/12/12, 12:56 PM	#4 Re: Shores chassis question...
rrc Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 237	Thank you for the replies. It came with an old taper axle rear but no way of knowing if its original to the car...

8/12/12, 2:22 PM	#8 Re: Shores chassis question...
rrc Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 237	MSCS20, yes, the seat bar seems extremely low! Any idea why its angled? Its lower on the left side...

8/12/12, 2:55 PM	#9
mscs20 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 967	I have no idea what the thought process was for that. But after knocking a couple of drive lines out, my car owner had it changed, as did most others. Posted via Mobile Device

8/12/12, 3:39 PM	#10 Re: Shores chassis question...
Rex W. Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 295	Not 100% sure but i'd say the tube is lower on the left side so that the seat is tilted & when the car is over on the RR the driver is sitting level.